The ninth day of the first lunar month is a good day.
Doctor Yang went to the end of the village with his matchmaker Niu Sister-in-law and his apprentice Yuan Man, as well as the eight marriage proposals prepared by the apprentice: cigarettes, wine, tea, sugar, noodles, eggs, crucian carp, and pork.
Ku Shanli immediately exploded.
Although Dr. Yuan is a bit older, he has not aged much in the past ten years.
Although Dr. Yuan is only a little over 1.7 meters tall, and although Dr. Yuan was dark and thin when he first came here, he has developed a very good figure over the past ten years, and his complexion has become a very attractive wheat color.
Including Dr. Yuan's medical skills, describing him as a talented person seems a little inadequate, but for a while I couldn't find a suitable idiom.
Their Grandpa Xiao once said: Only when the book is put to use will it be difficult to regret it. This time, they understood the meaning of this sentence.
Huh? The building is crooked.
Dr. Yuan's movement clearly indicates that he is going to propose marriage.
Who was mentioned?
When they saw the yard where Mrs. Niu entered, the villagers understood.
In the past few years, barley and wheat have been working in Kyoto, and there have been quite a few changes.
With her stylish and fashionable dress and the air of a city girl, she is a good match for Dr. Yuan.
The generous villagers thought so.
The stingy villagers said in their hearts: There is no girl of the right age in their family. Otherwise, what would Dr. Yuan have to do with barley and wheat?
Then I thought about it, no one could be like the Li family and keep a girl at home until she is twenty-five or six years old.
Forget it, it’s not sour anymore.
Go and see the excitement.
As soon as Sister-in-law Osmanthus' sister-in-law's little book came out, the villagers immediately went to the end of the village politely and in twos and threes.
Li Liguo was informed by his wife that his eldest daughter had fallen in love with Dr. Yuan.
Weng's son-in-law, who was only six years apart, made Li Liguo feel very uncomfortable, "He, isn't this an old cow eating young grass?"
Ouyang Meihua glared, "Are you talking about me?"
"No, no."
Li Liguo has a strong desire to survive, "I'm worried that others will say this. If my wife likes her, I definitely agree."
"Others? Who dares? Sister-in-law Guihua doesn't just want to catch me."
Li Liguo shut up. In his family, his daughter-in-law is the eldest.
Therefore, when Yuan Man entered the door, Li Zhengguo looked at it carefully.
It used to be a respectful look, but now it's a critical look.
However, Dr. Yuan's face, which had almost no wrinkles or even smile lines and looked like he was in his thirties, made Li Liguo envious.
Are you too old?
Ouyang Meihua pinched her husband, where did her soul wander?
Li Liguo hurriedly came to his senses and said, "Doctor Yang, Doctor Yuan, Sister Niu, sit down, please sit down."
Yuan Man didn't dare to sit down casually. He clasped his fists at Li Liguo and said, "Uncle Li, please call me Yuan Man or Aman."
Uncle Li?
An uncle six years older?
Li Liguo felt awkward again.
Ouyang Meihua was really helpless to her husband.
"Yuan Man, don't worry about your Uncle Li. He hasn't gotten used to his new identity as father-in-law yet. Give him some time. Come, sit down and talk."
The villagers outside the courtyard pursed their lips and smiled knowingly. Everyone needs time to get used to their new status, especially the 'eldest' son-in-law. It will probably take longer to get used to it.
The marriage proposal agenda begins, and after the occasion has been discussed, the conditions for the engagement begin.
No matter in any aspect, Yuan Man was unwilling to treat Damai badly.
Therefore, for the first time, a man not only expresses unsubtlely that the conditions proposed by the woman are too high.
Instead, clothes, jewelry and banquet gifts were added directly and automatically to the list. The woman didn’t mention them at all, but the man automatically added them.
Li Liguo felt much better. His wife was right, age hurts people.
This was an offer for the eldest daughter, and Ouyang Meihua couldn't refuse, but she knew that the clinic's income was not high.
She blinked at Sister Niu anxiously.
Sister-in-law Niu shook her head gently, she was the ear of the deaf, a decoration.
Everything is settled according to what Yuan Man said.
Finally, Yuan Man said that the 22nd of the first lunar month was a good day to get engaged, not because he was too hasty, but because he wanted to give Damai a status.
The wedding date is decided by the woman.
Li Liguo was very satisfied, and Weng and his son-in-law had a very happy conversation.
Sister Niu suspected that if Dr. Yuan changed his career, no one in the village would ask her to be a matchmaker anymore.
After lunch, just after seeing off the guests, before Li Liguo had time to express his feelings, Ah Feng came to give the engagement fee.
The red paper was rolled up outside the cloth bag and placed on the table, making a metallic sound.
Ouyang Meihua was shocked, "Is this a gold bar?"
Ah Feng nodded, "Here it's ten to one tael. When my cousin said five hundred, he actually meant five hundred grams of gold."
"I know Aunt Ouyang is worried about Aman's income. Don't worry about this. Our ancestors have more than enough."
"Now, you can take it out freely, so there is no need to treat barley badly."
"Da Mai is a good girl, and my cousin is lucky."
Aunt Ouyang "..." She felt her husband's feelings.
It was a bit hard to accept that Ah Feng, who was originally called sister, suddenly became a generation older.
Li Liguo was even more satisfied. Unexpectedly, his eldest daughter unexpectedly found a rich husband.
Ah Feng had a chat and left with Damai's birth date and horoscope.
Mother Li patted her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "You still have good sense. With just a finger, Damai pointed her into the lucky nest."
Ouyang Meihua did not take this credit, "That's because Damai was lucky, and Yuan Man fell in love with her."
"I finally understand why Ah Feng doesn't get married. With such a family fortune, getting married is just an advantage to other men. At least she has to plan for her own children, right?"
"If you don't get married, these will still belong to the descendants of her Yuan family."
Tian Jing looked at her husband, if Ah Feng was so rich, why would he be forced to death by his partners? Could it be that he was killed?
Li Zhengguo shook his head gently. Now, Yuan Man and Yuan Feng were all in their warehouse, and no one was allowed to reach out.
Ouyang Meihua handed the gold bar to Damai, "You can keep it for your dowry. The things you need to prepare will be prepared by your family."
"Mother~"
Damai waved his hand, "I don't want it, I just want the dowry prepared by my parents."
After several rejections, the gold bars were handed over to Ouyang Meihua for safekeeping until she got married.
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Teachers assigned by the county education bureau have arrived one after another.
The teacher's dormitory is arranged on the fifth floor, with the stairs in the middle, and iron doors on the left and right to separate the men's and women's dormitories.
Kitchen? No.
The school has arranged a teachers' cafeteria, which is located in front of this teaching building, on the first floor of a small western-style building like the villagers.
This small foreign-style building belongs to the village committee and is used to receive foreign guests.
Toilet? Yes.
There is a men's and women's toilet on each side of each floor.
Bathroom? No.
You have to overcome the difficulty of taking a bath yourself.
The village distributes 150 pieces of briquettes every month. If it is really not enough, you can apply to the village committee for more.
All in all, the benefits are pretty good.
Although the salary is the same as in the county town, there is not only a meal subsidy of 150 yuan per month, but also a transportation subsidy of 20 yuan.
This one hundred and seventy yuan is also one of the reasons why teachers are willing to go to the countryside to support teaching. With a little saving, you can make up for the adults and children at home.
They are sent to the countryside to support education and will not be stationed here for a long time.
This is what makes teachers satisfied. No one wants to give up their family because of work.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Village Chief Li's voice came out from the village's loudspeaker again.
"Children over the age of six and under 16, including children under the age of 16, must go to school to feel the atmosphere of the school and get along with teachers and classmates."
"The conditions of the school are a bit rough. Please teachers and students to overcome them. This is the best condition that Kushanli Village can offer."
"We can't just focus on the economy and give up on children's education."
"Therefore, the school will be temporarily located on the original site of the village committee. Therefore, parents must support the village committee's efforts in improving education."
"Tuition is a drop in the bucket for parents. Time is the most precious thing for parents."
"However, education is the most precious thing for children. Education is the cornerstone of children's success."
"No one should use any excuse or reason to block the progress of children."
"The village will implement the policy of fines for one caught and ten greenhouses confiscated."
When the villagers heard about this punishment, they hurriedly took out their household registration books to check how old their children were and whether any of them were over sixteen years old.
If it’s not too late, take your children to the school to register as soon as possible.
When you are sixteen years old and have studied for two years at most, it’s time to go on a blind date and marry a wife.